Last night BAFTA has announced the winners of the annual British Academy Games Awards, which celebrated the very best in games of the past year. The ceremony was hosted by Dara O’Briain at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
As expected prior to the ceremony, God of War swept over the awards, claiming 5 wins for Audio Achievement, Best Game, Music, Narrative, and Performer by Jeremy Davies for his role as The Stranger. Return of the Obra Dinn, the puzzle game developed by Lucas Pope, won Artistic Achievement and Game Design. Nintendo Labo, the creative cardboard-based game that brings toys to life with the Nintendo Switch, won Family and Game Innovation. Fortnite, the hugely popular online multiplayer game, won Evolving Game.
Here’s the list of all the nominees and winners:
Best Game
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
Celeste
God of War (winner)
Return of the Obra Dinn
British Game
Forza Horizon 4 (winner)
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Room: Old Sins
Artistic Achievement
Detroit: Become Human
Gris
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Return of the Obra Dinn (winner)
Audio Achievement
Detroit Become Human
God of War (winner)
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Tetris Effect
Debut Game
Beat Saber
Cultist Simulator
Donut County
Florence
Gris
Yoku’s Island Express (winner)
Evolving Game
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Fortnite (winner)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Family Game
LEGO Disney Pixar’s The Incredibles
Nintendo Labo (winner)
Overcooked 2
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pickachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!
Super Mario Party
Yoku’s Island Express
Game Beyond Entertainment
11-11: Memories Retold
Celeste
Florence
Life is Strange
My Child Lebensborn (winner)
Nintendo Labo
Game Design
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
Celeste
God of War
Into the Breach
Minit
Return of the Obra Dinn (winner)
Game Innovation
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
Celeste
Cultist Simulator
Moss
Nintendo Labo (winner)
Return of the Obra Dinn
Mobile Game
Alto’s Odyssey
Brawl Stars
Donut County
Florence (winner)
Reigns: Game of Thrones
The Room: Old Sins
Multiplayer
A Way Out (winner)
Battlefield 5
Overcooked 2
Sea of Thieves
Super Mario Party
Super Smash Bros.
Music
Celeste
Florence
God of War (winner)
Gris
Tetris Effect
Narrative
Florence
God of War (winner)
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Return of the Obra Dinn
Original Property
Florence
Into the Breach (winner)
Moss
Return of the Obra Dinn
Subnautica
Performer
Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War
Danielle Bisutti as Freya in God of War
Jeremy Davies as The Stranger in God of War (winner)
Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War
Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra of Sparta in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2
EE Mobile Game of the Year (Public Vote)
Brawl Stars
Clash Royale
Fortnite
Old School Runescape (winner)
Pokemon Go
Roblox
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